California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state's updated plastic bag ban Sept. 22, rejecting calls for a veto from the bag industry and approving a law that will only allow paper bags to be sold at ...

The plastic recycling industry took issue with the bill, however. “We are disappointed that Governor Newsom has chosen to sign Senate Bill 1053,” said Erin Hass, executive director ...

AND AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE TO THIS STORY INVOLVING GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNING THIS LATEST PLASTIC BAG BAN AS MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO BACK IN 2007. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TO SIGN A PLASTIC BAG BAN ...

"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic ...

California Governor Signs Law Banning All Plastic Shopping Bags at Grocery Stores SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...

See more Insider Deals here. One way to guarantee your wallet is never lost for long FILE - A plastic bag sits along a roadside in Sacramento, Calif., Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli ...